1 Beowulf A prose translation by J.R.R. Tolkien Abridged for dramatic reading by Thom Foy Dramatis Personæ Prologues Beowulf Hrothgar Wealhtheow Wiglaf I. The Coming of Grendel II. Victory and Celebration III. Grendel’s Mother and Beowulf’s Departure IV. Old Age, the Dragon, and Death